Comments on: Attacks on International Students in Australia

By: freindlyindian

freindlyindian — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:08:59 +0000

hi i am planning to apply to australia for my masters in international buisness because what better place to study buisness apart from australia its not clamped down by recession unlike europe especially uk another buisness favorite but most important i like the easy going aussie culture but safety concerns are heavy on my mind i am a girl and indian are still racist attacks prevalent in australia

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By: Nikey

Nikey — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:19:37 +0000

Thumbs up Dloo! I absolutely agree…

Have you noticed the humility and the way an Indian would receive a foreigner in their country? They give them the best of the best from their land, and treat them with great respect and honour.

Why can’t the Europeans also do the same to their foreigners?

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By: dloo

dloo — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:38:02 +0000

I don’t think international students are intentionally asking to be singled out, yet alone being attacked! what most people fail to understand is the difference in culture between asians and non-asians. first of all, us asians come from a collective society, which means we want to belong to a group. i’ve noticed many times, and have experienced, how hard it is to break into a new group. i was attending newcastle uni and boy, it was DIFFICULT for me to make friends with locals, including those from my class whom i spent the whole semester with, as well as so-called support groups who offer to help international students ‘feel at home.’

i agree that there are those who are abroad so they could eventually become naturalized and hold a pr or change citizenship. then again, have you ever actually gone through the requirements to become a PR? you’ll be surprised at how complicated and difficult the process is. on the flip side, why is the country still offering PRs to international students? I’m guessing the country’s work force is in the decline. I mean, there wouldn’t be anyone applying to be a resident of a country if there wasn’t a need.

i remember how bad the situation was at my uni, to the point where the uni had to provide transportation for international students who finished class after 6 pm. this came about after an international student was mugged outside the UNI library, within the UNI compound.

what was the local authorities’ explanation? they repeatedly mentioned that us international students were ‘soft targets’ and we wouldn’t retaliate. well how is an international student and i’m talking about ONE, supposed to retaliate when you have a whole gang up against you?

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:29:21 +0000

Hi, I am currently studying at UTS.

And TBH, I think that international students ask to be attacked, ask to be singled out, etc, etc, etc.

They don’t speak English. They don’t make an effort to talk to any one who is not from their race. They do not try and settle into Australian Culture. They’re doing their degree because they want to get Australian citizenship – and yes they actually say that. This is not ‘just a few of them because I am trying to give them a bad name.’ It’s, ‘these are all the international students in my degree.’

I think the problem is on both ends. Every story has two sides. I think this needs to be considered.

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